Peaceful Protest Against Hate Crime – Liverpool City Centre, Tues 22nd
A number of LGBT+ activists are organising a peaceful gathering and march to raise awareness and protest against the recent reports of homophobic attacks in Liverpool City Centre. You can read our statement in relation to these attacks here. The gathering is planned to take place at 1:00pm on Tuesday 22nd June. The meeting point […]
How to: Support a Protest from Home
In our ‘Keeping Yourself Safe at Protests’ feature, we explained how choosing whether to protest or not is a personal decision. There are lots of reasons why someone may choose not to protest. These reasons can range from illness or living with someone at high risk of COVID, to personal commitments or just not wanting […]
STATEMENT: INCIDENTS IN LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE, JUNE 2021
We have been made aware of a number of incidents that have taken place in Liverpool City Centre, which are currently being investigated by Merseyside Police as hate crimes. As these are subject to active crime investigations, we are unable to comment on specific incidents. However, we understand the justified anger and fear in our […]
Call-out for volunteers to take part in a study which aims to improve physical activity in gay men.
Former councillor Paul Kenyon, is developing an MSC research programme at Liverpool John Moores University, to explore how secondary school experiences have influenced the attitudes of gay men towards physical activity in later life. The study hopes to identify themes which will lead to an increase in physical activity amongst gay men. Paul is looking […]
Liverpool’s Stanley Street Quarter Rebranded “Pride Quarter”
New era for the city’s LGBT+ quarter and ‘Pride Quarter Indoor Festival’ to celebrate what would have been Pride in Liverpool on Saturday 31st July. Ten years after becoming the UK’s first formally recognised LGBT+ area, the Stanley Street Quarter will be rebranded as the Pride Quarter, with support from LCR Pride Foundation and Marketing […]
Statement – Maya Forstater Court Ruling
A woman who did not have her employment contract renewed after posting a series of tweets questioning now-abandoned government plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA). Last week a judge ruled that Maya Forstater’s “gender critical” views qualify as a protected belief under UK equalities law. The appeal came after Maya Forstater lost her […]
Statement: Incident in Liverpool City Centre, Friday 11th June
We have been made aware of an incident in Liverpool City Centre that took place on Friday 11th June that is being investigated by Merseyside Police as a hate crime. As this is an active crime investigation, we are unable to comment on the specific incident at this time. We encourage anyone with information to […]
LCR Pride Foundation’s MarchOnline returns for 2021
LCR Pride Foundation’s MarchOnline will return on Saturday 31st July and registrations are now open. The virtual march will once again take place on what would have been the day of the city region’s Pride celebrations – the March with Pride and Pride in Liverpool. The organisation’s physical Pride celebrations were cancelled earlier in the […]
OPEN Media launches second Pride Month campaign
OPEN Media is supporting Pride Month for the second year running with their combined digital out of home and social media campaign. The ‘Open and Proud’ campaign is designed to celebrate the LGBT+ community with a month of inspirational quotes and creative images from a diverse range of people nationwide. The campaign launches with Ellie […]
Film: Ahead of the Curve
LCR Pride Foundation has partnered with Together Films to bring you the story of one of the most influential women in lesbian history, who many people have never heard of – Franco Stevens. With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, […]
